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127 lines
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* SHIMMING DOORS *
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*-------------------------------------*
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* (Or Don't bother picking that lock) *
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*-------------------------------------*
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******** By => The Inspectre <= *******
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The whole technique of shimming doors is a little known fast way to open most
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of the 'lock in knob' type of doors without even looking at the lock. The
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theory is the same as the old tried and true credit card, but from the other
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side of the door.
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This technique only works on doors with a latch looking like this (top view):
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----!
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!
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!-\
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this is the ! \ <- this is the latch
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door !---+
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!
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----!
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(you are here)
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Once you have found a door like this, then you need the tool to do it (or you
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want one for a 'B&E kit')
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To make one, take some sheet metal about 22ga (about 1/3 of the thickness of a
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floppy disk for you non-metalworking types) (really any thin, strong metal will
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do) in a strip about 1/2 inch wide and 7 1/2 inches long, take this and fold it
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over on itself between the 4 1/2 and 5 inch mark like this:
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! metal (before) !
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-------------------------------
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^
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fold here
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---
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! !
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! !
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! !
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\ +-------------------
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\! metal (after) !
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\-------------------
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(This is all flat)
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Now hit the fold with a hemmer a couple of times to thin it down and flatten
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it out. You should now have a 'L' shaped thin piece of metal (you need to do
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the folding of the corner for strength, just a 'L' shaped piece of metal won't
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work very well and will tear at the corner).
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Now what you've all been waiting for...
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How to use it:
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Take your 'L' down to the door you want to use it on, and push it in the crack
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between the door and the doorframe just below the latch, lift it and pull back
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while pulling on the door, the 'L' will slide the latch back into the door and
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the door will open. Here it is in pictures:
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1) Where to put it:
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----+ +---
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door ! ! doorframe
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! !
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knob -> O !*! <- the latch
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! !
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insert -> ! !X!
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----/ !X!
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! !
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(fromt view except 'L')
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2) How to do it:
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a) in ! door !
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! ! !
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! !*)! ! <- latch
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shim -> ---------/ !
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! !
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I. ^^ move up from here
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II. pull back when in position a)
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III. ^ while pulling knob
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IV. Open door, walk in
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It takes some practice, try it on an open door of this type to see what
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happens.
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If it will not fit, or the latch is extra stiff, put a screwdriver in the
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crack over the latch and pry it open If the latch has a small flat space before
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the slant, you will have to pry the crack open, and use another (small)
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screwdriver to inch the latch back into the door a bit).
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With one of these tools, I can open almost all of the doors in my school, and
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most of them faster than the people with the key can. (put in + pull up (3
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secs), pull back on knob and 'L' (3 secs), walk in.
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Have fun with it, and don't let the secret out to the lock manufacturers!
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=> The Inspectre <=
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Soon to come: Disabling burglar alarms
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Plover-Net 305-741-7849
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